Halls of Montezuma

1h 53min

Adventure

Drama

Action

War

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.

Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Lt. Carl Anderson
Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Pigeon Lane
Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Karl Malden

Karl Malden

C.E. "Doc" Jones
Richard Hylton

Richard Hylton

Stuart Conroy
Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Skip Homeier

Skip Homeier

Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
Don Hicks

Don Hicks

Lt. Bill Butterfield
Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Correspondent Dickerman
Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Slattery
Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Sgt. Zelenko
Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Richard Allan

Richard Allan

Pvt. Stewart (uncredited)
Edward Binns

Edward Binns

First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)
Robert Board

Robert Board

Marine (uncredited)
Robert Bohannon

Robert Bohannon

Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Howard Chuman

Howard Chuman

Capt. Ishio Makino (uncredited)
John Close

John Close

Marine (uncredited)
Fred Coby

Fred Coby

Capt. McCreavy (uncredited)
Pat Combs

Pat Combs

Marine (uncredited)
George Conrad

George Conrad

Corpsman (uncredited)
Fred Dale

Fred Dale

Pharmacist's Mate (uncredited)
Chris Drake

Chris Drake

Frank (uncredited)
Jerry Fujikawa

Jerry Fujikawa

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon

Don Gordon

Marine (uncredited)
Helene Hatch

Helene Hatch

Aunt Emma (uncredited)
William Hawes

William Hawes

Pascowicz (uncredited)
Frank Iwanaga

Frank Iwanaga

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai

Frank Kumagai

Romeo (uncredited)
Jack Lee

Jack Lee

Courier (uncredited)
Paul Lees

Paul Lees

Capt. Seaman (uncredited)
Bob MacLean

Bob MacLean

Marine Guard (uncredited)
Marion Marshall

Marion Marshall

Nurse (uncredited)
Roger McGee

Roger McGee

Davis (uncredited)
John McKee

John McKee

Marine (uncredited)
Harry McKim

Harry McKim

Radioman (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama

Rollin Moriyama

Fukado (uncredited)
Al Negbo

Al Negbo

Marine (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Marine (uncredited)
Mrs. Poo Sai

Mrs. Poo Sai

Minor Role (uncredited)
Mike Road

Mike Road

Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Fred Shellac

Fred Shellac

Marine (uncredited)
Buster Slaven

Buster Slaven

Marine (uncredited)
Clarke Stevens

Clarke Stevens

Recruit (uncredited)
William Yokota

William Yokota

Old Japanese Man (uncredited)
Michael Capanna

Michael Capanna

Marine (uncredited)
Shirley Christensen

Shirley Christensen

Minor Role (uncredited)
Marcus Silva

Marcus Silva

Minor Role (uncredited)
Trueman Oshima

Trueman Oshima

Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Nagai

Ralph Nagai

Willie (uncredited)
Harris Matsushige

Harris Matsushige

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Juan Marcus

Juan Marcus

Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Lee

Charles Lee

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Release date

4th Jan 1951

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, 日本語